Emirates Post encourages people to send messages of support to Special Olympics UAE athletes

Dubai, UAE - 07 March 2019: To celebrate the
upcoming Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 (14-21 March),
Emirates Post is encouraging people to send messages of support to
the participating Special Olympics UAE athletes. Post boxes and
postcards, which have been designed by students and Abdulla Lutfy,
Special Olympics UAE athlete, will be placed at various locations
across the United Arab Emirates where members of the public can
write personalised messages. These will then be delivered by
Emirates Post to the UAE National team.

The activation will be located at Dubai Festival City on Sunday,
10 March (10am-9pm) and at venues hosting Special Olympics events
including Zayed Sports City and Hamdan Sports Complex for the
duration of the Games.

Four of the five chosen postcard designs feature several winners
of a unified art competition that took place last year across Dubai
and Abu Dhabi schools; Danah from ADNOC school, Ann Sony, Jana S,
Zayna and Shabiyaa from Adis Al Wathba school, and students from
BSAK and Future Rehabilitation Center. The fifth design features a
drawing done by the talented artist and Special Olympics UAE
athlete, Abdullah Lutfy.

Commenting on this initiative,
Obaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Acting Chief Commercial Officer
of Emirates Post Group, said:
"We are incredibly excited about the upcoming Special Olympics
World Games, which promote values of acceptance and inclusion, and
it is extremely fitting that they are being hosted in the UAE
during the Year of Tolerance. As Abu Dhabi and Dubai prepare to
host the world's largest sports and humanitarian event, we wanted
to build anticipation and give members of the public the
opportunity to engage with the Special Olympics National Team who
are representing the UAE amongst athletes travelling from all over
the world for this prestigious event. The passion and dedication of
these athletes is truly inspirational and we invite everyone to get
behind them 100% by sending them a personal message of
encouragement and support."

Talal Al Hashemi, National Director of Special
OlympicsUAE, said: "
This initiative will help to provide motivation for the
athletes as they prepare to compete in the biggest Special Olympics
World Games in the history of the event. We appreciate Emirates
Posts' commitment to Special Olympics and for furthering the ideals
of inclusion."

The Special Olympics World Games will take place in Abu Dhabi
from 14-21 March 2019 and will welcome over 7,500 athletes from
over 190 nations.